Pilottown | |
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Coordinates: 29°10′54″N 89°15′27″W / 29.18167°N 89.25750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Plaquemines |
Area | |
• Total | 7.2 sq mi (19 km2) |
• Land | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) |
• Water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 0 |
• Density | 0.0/sq mi (0.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70081 (closed) |
Area code | 504 |
Pilottown (or Pilot Town) is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the Mississippi River. As of 2020, there are no permanent residents of the community.[1][2]
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the French settlement and fort that preceded Pilottown near the mouth of the Mississippi was known as La Balize, a name that meant "seamark" in French.[1] La Balize was located about ten miles (16 km) downriver from Pilottown.[3]